911 Briefs -- Published June 30, 2013

STOCKTON - An armed man escaped from police Friday night after stealing a motorcycle and fleeing from officers, authorities said.

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By The Record

Posted Jun. 30, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Jun. 30, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - An armed man escaped from police Friday night after stealing a motorcycle and fleeing from officers, authorities said.

The suspect arranged to meet with a 29-year-old man who listed his motorcycle for sale on Craigslist, police said. When the two parties met about 8:45 p.m. near East Swain Road and Kermit Lane, the suspect pointed a black semiautomatic handgun at the victim and fled on the motorcycle, authorities said.

Officers spotted the motorcycle and tried to initiate a traffic stop near West Ben Holt Drive and Inglewood Avenue, but the driver failed to yield and led police on a two-mile pursuit that lasted two minutes, authorities said. The man fled on foot after abandoning the motorcycle near Porter Avenue and Porterfield Court, and police were unable to locate him.

The suspect was described as a black man about 25 years old, 5 feet 6 inches to 6 feet tall with a thin build, black collar-length dreadlocks, a white T-shirt and black shorts.

STOCKTON - A man in his 20s was injured by a boat propeller Saturday afternoon on the Stockton Deep Water Channel, authorities said.

The accident occurred when a man fell off the front of a boat about 3:35 p.m. on the channel west of Interstate 5, Stockton Fire Department Battalion Chief Rick Stubstad said. The man was sucked under the boat and struck by the propeller, causing serious lacerations to his left hand and left foot, Stubstad said.

The victim's friends wrapped his wounds and transported him to the Stockton Marina, where they were met by paramedics.

The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition and seemed to be in good spirits, praising emergency responders as he was placed in an ambulance.

"The good thing is he still has feeling in his hand and his toes," Stubstad said. "His friends did a good job of wrapping him up tight and controlling the bleeding with boat towels."

STOCKTON - A man was arrested early Saturday after a police pursuit that ended when he crashed his vehicle into a tree, injuring his female passenger, authorities said.

Members of the Community Response Team and the multiagency San Joaquin County gang task force tried to initiate a traffic stop about 12:45 p.m. near West Acacia and North Van Buren streets. The driver, 37-year-old Darrick Devereaux, failed to yield, leading officers on a one-minute pursuit at speeds up to 50 mph, police said.

Devereaux crashed into a tree at North Van Buren and West Magnolia streets. He attempted to flee on foot but was taken into custody following a brief chase, officers said.

Devereaux's female passenger had moderate injuries from the crash, police said. Devereaux was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run resulting in death or injury, evading a peace officer resulting in death or injury and driving under the influence, authorities said.